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===Introduction===
To date, in our research, we have found that there are 60 different ways that Śrīla Prabhupāda has instructed the devotees to '''[[vaniquotes:60 ways to study Srila Prabhupada's books|read his books]]'''. By studying Śrīla Prabhupāda's books in these ways we can properly understand and assimilate them. By clicking on the links you can find the exact context in which Śrīla Prabhupāda mentions the different ways. His teachings are without a doubt our '''[[Vaniquotes:Life and soul (Books)|life and soul,]]''' and when we study them thoroughly we can perceive Srila Prabhupada's presence in many profound ways.
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|+ style="font-size:1.4em; padding-bottom:1em;" | The 60 different ways to study
! Frequency !! Mood !! Method
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| [[vaniquotes:In my books the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness is explained fully so if there is anything which you do not understand, then you simply have to read again and again|Again and again]] || [[vaniquotes:Read Bhagavad-gita rightly, as it is spoken by Krsna, not foolishly interpreting nonsensically, but as it is, as it is... Call the spade a spade|As it is spoken by Krsna]] ||[[Vaniquotes:There are so many things to understand from Srimad-Bhagavatam, full knowledge, all knowledge, as it is required by the human society. So we have to study from all angles of vision, not simply by sentiment. This is Srimad-Bhagavatam| From all angles of vision]]
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| [[vaniquotes:Bhagavata is the only guide. Read Bhagavata, repeatedly whole life. Safe. Always. Always, whenever there is time, read, read, read|Always]] || [[vaniquotes:You have assimilated the process of birth very nicely through the books. This has pleased me very much and I wish that all my students can become as adept at presenting the information in the books like this|Adeptly]] || [[vaniquotes:Try to always study our books and see our philosophy from different lights of directions|From different lights of directions]]
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| [[vaniquotes:Continue to chant all of your rounds daily, and read our magazines and books as much as possible. In this way your future will be very bright, and surely you will be able to do great service to this movement within your lifetime|As much as possible]] || [[vaniquotes:I hope you will read our books attentively and you should ask guidance in understanding Krsna Consciousness from your elder God-brothers|Attentively]] || [[vaniquotes:So especially you must encourage the students to read our books throughout the day as much as possible, and give them all good advice how to understand the books, and inspire them to study the things from every point of view|From every point of view]]
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| [[vaniquotes:As soon as you get time, read. I do that. Reading, writing, or chanting. But when there is no other way, you sleep little. Not to enjoy sleep, but because it is not possible to continue, all right, sleep 1, 2, 3, 4, or five hours. Not more than that|As soon as you get time]] || [[Vaniquotes:All of the leaders should study my books very carefully, since now everyone will have to appear for the examination|Carefully]] || [[Vaniquotes:All of my students should read our books very diligently at least one or two hours daily and try to understand the subject matter from varieties of angles|From varieties of angles]]
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| [[vaniquotes:If you chant daily 16 rounds and read at least one hour daily Srimad-Bhagavatam, plus your other prescribed duties, never mind this or that, you will feel yourself becoming happy more and more|At least one hour daily ]] || [[vaniquotes:Srimad-Bhagavatam you should study very scrutinizingly, critically|Critically]] ||[[Vaniquotes:We discuss (in the daily classes on Srimad-Bhagavatam) the subject matter very minutely and inspect it from all angles of approach and savor the new understandings |Inspecting the subject matter from all angles of approach <br/> and savoring the new understandings]]
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| [[vaniquotes:All of my students should read our books very diligently at least one or two hours daily and try to understand the subject matter from varieties of angles|At least one or two hours daily]] || [[vaniquotes:If you continue to read our books very carefully and try to understand our philosophy very deeply, this is nice|Deeply]] || [[vaniquotes:All of my students should read our books very diligently at least one or two hours daily and try to understand the subject matter from varieties of angles|To understand the subject matter from different angles of vision]]
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| [[vaniquotes:The new men should also go out for samkirtan, chanting or distributing my books. This will make them strong. Also, they must study my books at least three hours a day (including classes)|At least three hours a day]] || [[vaniquotes:We can see from His (Krishna's) presentation of this Bhagavad-gita how supreme He is. He spoke this truth five thousand years before, and continually, for five thousand years, all scholars are studying this scripture, and studying very devotedly|Devotedly]] || [[vaniquotes:So try to understand this philosophy of Krishna Consciousness by reading our books and literatures, discussing amongst the devotees and chanting Hare Krishna Mantra as much as possible|By discussing amongst the devotees]]
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| [[vaniquotes:As long as you are reading, the sun is unable to take your life. It is not possible for the sun to take your life. So if you constantly read, then where is the opportunity of sun's taking your life?|Constantly]] || [[vaniquotes:All of my students should read our books very diligently at least one or two hours daily and try to understand the subject matter from varieties of angles|Diligently]] ||[[Vaniquotes:When we speak of hearing & chanting, it means that not only should one chant & hear of the holy name of the Lord as Rama, Krsna (or systematically the 16 names of the maha-mantra), but one should also read & hear the BG & SB in the association of devotees| In the association of devotees]]
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| [[vaniquotes:Don't try to do anything artificially. That is sahajiya, which means a class of men that take everything very cheap. You want to perform sacrifice so continuously read our Vedic scriptures and perform the Vaikuntha yajna|Continuously]] || [[Vaniquotes:Real disease is there is no Krsna. Therefore he'll (the devotee) be agitated, either reading or working|Expertly]] ||[[Vaniquotes:Study our literatures with the cooperation of your God-brothers and sisters in Buffalo, and any questions you may have may be submitted to Srimad Rupanuga for answering|With the cooperation of your God-brothers and -sisters]]
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| [[vaniquotes:I advise you to daily read our books as far as possible and try to understand the subject matter from different angles of vision by discussing frequently with the devotees at New York Temple|Daily]] || [[vaniquotes:The_people_who_are_reading_Krsna_book_very_seriously,_and_tries_to_understand_Krsna,_he_will_understand._Krsna_is_very_kind._As_soon_as_he_begins_reading_Krsna_book_with_a_little_faith_and_adherence,_Krsna_will_be_very_much_pleased|Faithfully]] || [[Vaniquotes:Study our literatures with the help of other devotees and render some devotional service in the Temple or on Samkirtan Party|With the help of other devotees]]
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| [[vaniquotes:The only qualification one needs to study this great book of transcendental knowledge (Srimad-Bhagavatam) is to proceed step by step cautiously and not jump forward haphazardly like with an ordinary book|In small installments]] || [[vaniquotes:Please study my books intensely and do not fail to chant 16 rounds daily following the four regulative principles strictly. This will make everything perfect|Intensely]] || [[Vaniquotes:Try to learn our philosophy very nicely with the help of your elder God brothers and sisters, go on Samkirtan, and always be engaged in some kind of Krishna work, then Krishna will bless you to advance more and more in Krishna Consciousness|With the help of your senior God-brothers and -sisters]]
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| [[vaniquotes:I recommend you to read books more and more and try to understand the subject matter from different angles of vision and be always discussing it with your godbrothers|More and more]] || [[vaniquotes:If we read chapter after chapter very nicely, then we come gradually to the perfection of knowledge|Nicely]] || [[Vaniquotes:We discuss (in the daily classes on Srimad-Bhagavatam) the subject matter very minutely and inspect it from all angles of approach and savor the new understandings|Minutely]]
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| [[vaniquotes:So every one of you should read this Nectar of Devotion repeatedly. The whole substance of Vaisnava philosophy and activities, everything is there. So every one of you read this Nectar of Devotion once, twice, thrice|Once-twice-thrice]] || [[vaniquotes:Classes and personal study should be undertaken penetratingly|Penetratingly]] || [[vaniquotes:By reading and hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam as a scientific presentation, the conditioned souls will gradually be promoted to the higher status of transcendental knowledge after being freed from the illusory energy based on sense enjoyment|Scientifically]]
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| [[vaniquotes:The only qualification one needs to study this great book of transcendental knowledge (Srimad-Bhagavatam) is to proceed step by step cautiously and not jump forward haphazardly like with an ordinary book|One after another]] || [[vaniquotes:As_a_matter_of_principle,_devotees_should_read,_speak_and_hear_Srimad-Bhagavatam_persistently,_twenty-four_hours_daily_if_possible._That_is_the_recommendation_of_Sri_Caitanya_Mahaprabhu|Persistently]] || [[vaniquotes:Srimad-Bhagavatam you should study very scrutinizingly, critically|Scrutinizingly]]
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| [[vaniquotes:You should read our own books over and over again and as far as possible do not try to enter into controversy|Over and over again]] || [[vaniquotes:If you want to learn this Krsna consciousness movement, we have got enough books. You can scientifically and philosophically study|Philosophically]] || [[vaniquotes:The only qualification one needs to study this great book of transcendental knowledge (Srimad-Bhagavatam) is to proceed step by step cautiously and not jump forward haphazardly like with an ordinary book|Step-by-step, cautiously]]
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| [[vaniquotes:As_a_matter_of_principle,_devotees_should_read,_speak_and_hear_Srimad-Bhagavatam_persistently,_twenty-four_hours_daily_if_possible._That_is_the_recommendation_of_Sri_Caitanya_Mahaprabhu|Reading twenty-four hours]] || [[vaniquotes:Temple life is going on with little change, but we should become habituated to read the books more profoundly|Profoundly]] || [[vaniquotes:Your quotations from our Vaisnava sastras are very nice and I request you thoroughly to study all of our literatures very thoughtfully and try to understand the sublime import of this Krishna consciousness philosophy|Thoroughly]]
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| [[vaniquotes:You read regularly, Nectar of Devotion, regularly. All these books should be regularly read. That will give you guidance. You haven't got to ask repeatedly to me; everything is there|Regularly]] || [[vaniquotes:So read books profusely, and learn the problems of life and the solution of life. Everything is there. Read it|Profusely]] ||
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| [[vaniquotes:So every one of you should read this Nectar of Devotion repeatedly. The whole substance of Vaisnava philosophy and activities, everything is there. So every one of you read this Nectar of Devotion once, twice, thrice|Repeatedly]] || [[vaniquotes:The_people_who_are_reading_Krsna_book_very_seriously,_and_tries_to_understand_Krsna,_he_will_understand._Krsna_is_very_kind._As_soon_as_he_begins_reading_Krsna_book_with_a_little_faith_and_adherence,_Krsna_will_be_very_much_pleased|Seriously]] ||
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| [[vaniquotes:Bhagavata is the only guide. Read Bhagavata, repeatedly whole life. Safe. Always. Always, whenever there is time, read, read, read|Repeatedly whole life]] || [[vaniquotes:Simply they must chant Hare Krsna, observe the regulative principles and read our literatures sincerely and their success is guaranteed|Sincerely]] ||
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| [[vaniquotes:So especially you must encourage the students to read our books throughout the day as much as possible, and give them all good advice how to understand the books, and inspire them to study the things from every point of view|Throughout the day as much as possible]] || [[vaniquotes:Unless one reads the Bhagavad-gita in a submissive spirit, it is very difficult to understand Bhagavad-gita, because it is a great mystery|Submissively]] ||
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| [[vaniquotes:Bhagavata is the only guide. Read Bhagavata, repeatedly whole life. Safe. Always. Always, whenever there is time, read, read, read|Whenever there is time]] || [[vaniquotes:Your quotations from our Vaisnava sastras are very nice and I request you thoroughly to study all of our literatures very thoughtfully and try to understand the sublime import of this Krishna consciousness philosophy|Thoughtfully]] ||
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|  || [[vaniquotes:The_people_who_are_reading_Krsna_book_very_seriously,_and_tries_to_understand_Krsna,_he_will_understand._Krsna_is_very_kind._As_soon_as_he_begins_reading_Krsna_book_with_a_little_faith_and_adherence,_Krsna_will_be_very_much_pleased|With adherence]] ||
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|  || [[vaniquotes:If you are more serious about Krsna Consciousness then you should not only read our books and literatures with due care, but also if possible you should come here and live with me for some time|With due care]] ||
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 25 March 2019


Introduction

To date, in our research, we have found that there are 60 different ways that Śrīla Prabhupāda has instructed the devotees to read his books. By studying Śrīla Prabhupāda's books in these ways we can properly understand and assimilate them. By clicking on the links you can find the exact context in which Śrīla Prabhupāda mentions the different ways. His teachings are without a doubt our life and soul, and when we study them thoroughly we can perceive Srila Prabhupada's presence in many profound ways.


The 60 different ways to study
Frequency Mood Method
Again and again As it is spoken by Krsna From all angles of vision
Always Adeptly From different lights of directions
As much as possible Attentively From every point of view
As soon as you get time Carefully From varieties of angles
At least one hour daily Critically Inspecting the subject matter from all angles of approach
and savoring the new understandings
At least one or two hours daily Deeply To understand the subject matter from different angles of vision
At least three hours a day Devotedly By discussing amongst the devotees
Constantly Diligently In the association of devotees
Continuously Expertly With the cooperation of your God-brothers and -sisters
Daily Faithfully With the help of other devotees
In small installments Intensely With the help of your senior God-brothers and -sisters
More and more Nicely Minutely
Once-twice-thrice Penetratingly Scientifically
One after another Persistently Scrutinizingly
Over and over again Philosophically Step-by-step, cautiously
Reading twenty-four hours Profoundly Thoroughly
Regularly Profusely
Repeatedly Seriously
Repeatedly whole life Sincerely
Throughout the day as much as possible Submissively
Whenever there is time Thoughtfully
With adherence
With due care
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